2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2001 Suzuki Gr Vitara XL-7 Plus 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2001-06 models
The Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 was introduced in the 2001 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the B-pillar. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0116 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 12 |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Center (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | -6 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0116 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 296 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 55 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.57 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.0 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.38 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 143 |
| Right | 59 |